What Moves Markets – Interest Rates, Inflation, Employment Data and Expectations

Discover what moves financial markets and how major economic events influence price movements, market sentiment, and trading opportunities.

In this live masterclass, you’ll learn how interest rates, inflation, employment data, and central bank decisions affect financial markets, while understanding why market expectations often play a crucial role in determining how prices react to economic news.

Level: Beginner to Expert
Language: English

What you’ll learn:
• What drives price movements in financial markets
• How interest rate decisions influence currencies, indices, and other financial instruments
• Why inflation data matters and how markets react to changes in inflation
• How employment reports and labour market data affect market sentiment
• The role of central banks in shaping market expectations
• How actual economic results compare with market forecasts
• Why markets sometimes react differently than expected to economic news
• How to interpret major economic events as part of a structured trading approach

We’ll apply these concepts to real market examples, showing you how traders interpret economic data, understand market expectations, and use fundamental analysis to make more informed trading decisions.